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HRID 231459Generated: October 27, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → 1-Cyano-3-methylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
ReactantEthyl 3-methyl-1-cyanocyclohexanecarboxylateHCID 20032648—
Product1-Cyano-3-methylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acidHCID 19800773—

Reaction Steps

This ester is hydrolyzed by heating with ethanolic potassium hydroxide solution. Neutralization, extraction with methyl tert.-butyl ether and distillative removal of the solvent gives 1-cyano-3-methylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04846998
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_07
ORD IDord-2cd216ae7bb34f7280dc83604263c364
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_07